Band of the Week: The Je Ne Sais Quoi

[6 - 12 April]
The Je Ne Sais Quoi
Sounds Like: Indie-Pop
Drinking Buddies: The Boy Least Likely To, The Fine Arts Showcase, The Concretes
Synopsis: Livlig popmusik för dansande!
Makes You Want To...: sjunger; dansande; festa
[Myspace]



This month, Voilà! is covering foreign bands!
En vecka , en band. Du veta rutinen.
This week, the featured artist is The Je Ne Sais Quoi.


Je ne sais quoi, je ne sais quoi! It basically means someone has that "cetain something." And reader, I have found someone who has that je ne sais quoi. Why exactly I have bided my time so long to feature The Je Ne Sais Quoi! Such an injustice it has been, to keep news of such a glorious band. But now, The Je Ne Sais Quoi is leading the way for Voilà!'s foreign band month, where all our bands this month are as far away from the North American continent as you can get. Expect to see a mix of cultures and langauge, as well as some amazing music.

But enough about Voilà!, and more about The Je Ne Sais Quoi. Sure their name is francophonic, but these folks hail from Stockholm, Sweden. This anglophone quintet is all about making bubbly, intriguing, uplifting indie pop. Using a blend of electronics and steady beats, The Je Ne Sais Quoi captures the dance floor under your feet at its most musical. Their tunes are all about getting you body moving, and entrancing your lips to repeat their chorus at least once, if not the whole way through. It's all about invigorating the spirit, and The Je Ne Sais Quoi know exactly what they're doing and how to do it.

The Je Ne Sais Quoi is being a bit silent, as it were, right now. But this is after the grand release of their latest album, Rythmes, filled to the brims with bubbly indie pop. Why of course they have a Myspace!, and they have a lot of treats there just waiting for you to discover. They even released their amazing single, "Making Love With Time," on 12"; your record player has been begging for this EP, I assure you. And if that's not enough for you, wander over to iTunes and snag The Je Ne Sais Quoi's debut album We Make Beginnings. Go check The Je Ne Sais Quoi out! And keep your foreign dictionaries handy all month long, because you'll definitely need them.